Fife Surname connections

[jamielees]

Thanks. Difficult to get my head around the areas... as they seem so close to other areas. Anywhoo, close to Dunbar?

Jamie

[JAP]

Again, Google is your friend. 

From the previous search, I find that East Linton is probably the nearest present day village/town to where Whittinghame village was (according to GENUKI).  Looking on a modern day map site (e.g. streetmap uk, multimap) for Dunbar, I see that Dunbar is about 10km ENE of East Linton.

And zooming out on the map, I see that Dunbar is some 50km or so from Dunfermline, Fife (as the crow flies westwards from Dunbar across the Firth of Forth).

JAP

[jamielees]

Again, I understand maps and Google. Nice to discuss with someone who is from there to get an idea of distance from their perspective. When you live in a country where it takes a week or more to drive from one end to another, difficult to wrap your head around short distances.

Thanks for you help.

Jamie Lees
CANADA

[JAP]

Hi Jamie,

Hate to tell you but I am Australian.  All my ancestors arrived here between (as far as I know) 1841 and ca 1890.

Depending on how much of a lead foot one is, it takes a pretty long time to drive from one side of Aus to the other.   Especially observing present day speed limits. 

Best of luck with the genealogy.

Regards,

JAP
PS: Have to admit that I've driven in many countries including Scotland and Canada. 

[jamielees]

Well Jap didn't mean to discuss with you necessarily, thought someone else might lead the conversation, someone who has done the driving in Scotland.

Anywhoooo

Jamie

[JAP]

 

Incidentally, re your post at reply #3.

My understanding is that Bo'ness was in the county of Linlithgow/West Lothian.

I wish you well in your future research,

JAP

[twiggypig]

BETT/BEAT (1680s-1770s) - Crail, Aberdour, Dunfermline (John married Isabell Norrie 1709)

The furthest back I have been able to track so far is that I have a John Beat (b.1806) from Kingsbarns who later married a Janet Thomson in 1827.

Regards
Cheryl

[AVWilson]

Have connection to James Lees from Bo'Ness- James daughter, Mary married to a Simpson in Coatdyke. One of their son's David Lees Simpson migrated to Dunedin, New Zealand in 1862, married with eleven children. Moved to Sydney and died in 1888. David with his brother, Alexander were noted Civil Engineers. David is my great grand father. Cheers-Vicki

[Finley 1]

Sutherlands of Fife are in my family 

Robert shoemaker 1855

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